Knowing where to start on your writing journey is confusing and scary, so I'm here to help you.
I'm on my way of becoming an author, so naturally I looked up a lot of books and found some really good ones.
"The Successful Author Mindset" by Joanna Penn. Helps you survive the journey. Covers fears, imposter syndrome, and more and how to deal with them.
"Business Tips and Taxes for Writers" by Carol Topp. GREAT business tips on how to deal with taxes, keep going bookkeeping, and more. An absolute must-have.
"The Anatomy of a Best Seller" by Sacha Black. Teaches you how to study from your favorite books and authors and how to implement their writings into yours. If you want to write better fighting scenes, then make notes on how to improve. You pretty much study from them in a fun way.
"How to Write a Successful Series" by Helen B. Scheuerer. If you want to write a series (and let's face it, you probably do), you NEED this book. Offers great advice through the series process such as planning, foreshadowing, and so much more. It was addicting and quick to read, too.
"On Writing and Worldbuilding" both Volumes 1 and 2 by Timothy Hickson. Also has an amazing playlist on YouTube, the books and videos are entertaining and educational to watch and read. Teaches you how to write good villains, heroes, prologues, and more.
"Self-Publisher's Legal Handbook" by Helen Sedwick. Another business book that covers how to set up a business (if you want an LLC), sole proprietorship, taxes, freelancers, and more. Absolutely check it out along with the other one.
"Self-editing for Fiction Writers" by Renni Browne and Dave King. This was EXTREMELY helpful. You might not even realize the number of mistakes you (probably) make until you read this. In my case, I was using too many beats (actions during dialogue) and it really slowed down my writing. I cut them down and the dialogue flows much better. Give this book a shot before you go to professional editors. You're welcome.
"The Emotion Thesaurus" by Becca Puglisi and Angela Ackerman. Offers GREAT examples on how to write better emotions. Instead of using tears to show sadness, maybe write trembling lips or eyes burning from oncoming tears.
I hope these help you as much as they helped me. I'm always buying books, so don't be surprised when I make another one of these posts to share more resources with you.
If you have any suggestions, shoot me an email at kimberlyr.swan@aol.com because I would LOVE to know more.
Thank you and good luck.
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